Hose-supporter



W. S. HUNKINS. HosE sUPPoRJER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 16,1921.

1,395,417. Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

/' 'IIIIINIIIINII UNITED STATES :Pfrrzla'r OFFICE.

WILLIAM S. HUNKINS, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

HOSE-SUPPORTER.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, WVILLIAM S. HUNKINS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Hollywood Station, Los Angeles, California, have invented a new and useful IIose-Supporter, of which the following is a speciication.

My invention relates to a detachable connector particularly useful for securing elastic hose supporter webbing to garments such as corsets and corset waists. For many reasons known to the trade, it is desirable to provide such means whereby whenever it becomes necessary to wash, launder, or iron a waist or corset, the elastic webbing may be removed. To do thisv easily andV advantageously, I have provided a simple and effective means of neat appearance which is always available for the above purpose, or for permitting new or fresh elastic tov be attached. Various other advantages will be apparent to anyone familiar with the needs in this art from a reading of the following description and an examination of the accompanying' drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation (partly broken away) of the connection.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the connector with the tab and webbing removed and showing parts in a different position.

Fig. 3 is an edge view of the parts shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View.

Figs. 5 and 6 are views of a modification.

Referring first to the form shown in Figs. 1 and 4., 1 represents a tubular bushing which may be secured to a tab-end 2 in any suitable way. The connector link comprises preferably a loop of wire, one side 3 of which is unbroken. The other side is broken to form the two ends 5 5a which are connected to the part 3 by the end bends 1-1a. The bushing 1 is open at the top at one end for a slight distance for a purpose hereinafter described. The length of the loop relatively to the bushing is such that when it is in place the two ends cannot be pulled out by any independent longitudinal sliding movement until one end has first been disengaged. It will be noted from Fig. 1 that when the parts are assembled the short end 5a of the loop lies in that end of the bushing which has the top opening, and said short end may be disengaged from the bushing by lifting it upwardly. This may be most easily accomplished when the parts are turned at an Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed July 16,

Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

1921. serial No. 485,378.

angle as shown in Fig. The normal spring of the wire-loop serves to hold the short end normally seated in the bushing. When it is desired to detach the loop or connector link from the bushing, that end of the tabwend 2 adjacent to the short end` 5a of the link is crowded back with the :lingers so as to expose that end of the bushing. The link may then be swung into theA position shown in Fig. 3, and the short end 5 may be lifted up free of the bushing and then' swung to one side so as to clear the material of the tab-end surrounding said bushing whereupon' the link may then be slid longitudinally so as to withdraw the long end from the bushing and thereby effect the disconnection.

If desired, a spring snap 1a may be provided on the bushing adjacent to the opening in the top thereof which will serve to frictionally prevent accidental upward disengagement of the short end 5 of the loop from the bushing.

In the drawings, I have shown one end of a piece of elastic webbing 6 passed through and around the loop and folded and stitched in place. Any other means of connection may be substituted.

referably the space between the upper and lower parts of the loop is so narrow that the short end cannot be sprung out of engagement with the bushing excepting when the bushing and the loop are turned at an angle as indicated in Fig. 3, and this is of particular advantage in a connector of this type, although I do not care to be limited thereto in all cases.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5-6, 11 represents the bushing which in this instance need notl have an opening in the top at one end. The link comprises a loop of wire, one side 13 of which is unbroken. The other side is broken to form the two ends 15--15a which are connected to the part 13 by the end bends 11i-14a. The end 15 is preferably longer than the end 15a, and may be of a length corresponding substantially to the length of said bushing. The short end 15a is preferably shaped so that it may be snapped over the end of the bushing when the long end 15 is fully into place, the niaterial of the tab being crowded back to permit the short end 15a to be snapped into said bushing engaging position. In this case it is preferable to form `a channel in the inner side of the short end so that it will more effectively seat upon the end of the bushing when in its operative position shown in Fig. 5. l

Obviously in both fo-rms when the parts are assembled and in operative position there can be no independent endwise movement sufficient to permit either end of the connector loop or link to be `disengaged from the bushing.

Any suitable means may be provided for securing the connector to the tabV end and the webbing. For example, the connector may be secured to the fabric by such a means as set forth in my former Patent No.4

1,354,485 of October 5, 1920.

In both cases the fabric surrounding the bushing may serve to hold the short end of the link from being lifted out of the bushing excepting when said fabric is crowded back as above described.

lhat I claim is:

l. In a connector of the character described, a bushing, a loop having two free ends arranged to be engaged with said bushing, one end being longer than the other and insertible into said bushing by a longitudinal movement, the other end being engageable with said bushing by a lateral movement.

2. In a connector of the character described, a bushing, ends arranged to be engaged with said bushing, one end being longer than the other and insertiblerinto saidbushing by a longitudinal movement7 the other end being en gageable with said bushing by a lateral movement7 and means for yieldingly holding the last mentioned end of said loop in said operative position.

3. In a. connector of the character described, a tubular bushing having a short opening in its top side at one end, a loop having two disconnected ends arranged to be engaged with said bushing, one end being longer than the other and-insertible into said bushing by a longitudinal movement, the other end being fengageable with said bushing by a lateral movement, said last mentioned end being short enough to permit it to be passed throughsaid top opening in the act of assembling. Y

4. In a connector of the character described, a bushing, a loop having two free ends arranged to -be engaged with said bushing, one endbeing longer than the other and insertible into said bushing by a longitudinal movement, the other end being engageable with said bushing by a lateral movement7 a fabric surrounding said bushing and covering the same substantially from end to end.

WILLIAM S. HUNIINS.

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